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United States Senate elections, 2012

United States Senate elections, 2012
United States Senate
2010 ←
November 6, 2012 → 2014

Class 1 (33 of the 100) seats in the U.S. Senate
51 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
  Harry Reid official portrait 2009.jpg Sen Mitch McConnell official.jpg
Leader Harry Reid Mitch McConnell
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat Nevada Kentucky
Seats before 51 47
Seats after 53 45
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2
Popular vote 49,998,693 39,130,984
Percentage 53.7% 42.1%
Swing Increase 9.7% Decrease 7.3%
Seats up 21 10
Races won 23 8

  Third party
 
Party Independent
Seats before 2
Seats after 2
Seat change Steady
Seats up 2
Races won 2

2012 Senate election results map.svg

  Democratic gain
  Democratic hold
  Republican gain
  Republican hold
  Independent gain
  Independent hold

Majority Leader before election

Harry Reid
Democratic

Elected Majority Leader

Harry Reid
Democratic


2012 Senate election results map.svg

Harry Reid
Democratic

Harry Reid
Democratic

Elections to the United States Senate were held on November 6, 2012 with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested in regular elections whose winners will serve six-year terms beginning January 3, 2013 with the 113th Congress. The Democrats had 21 seats up for election, plus two independents who caucused with the Democrats, while the Republicans had only ten seats up for election. The Democrats gained a net of two seats, leaving them with a total of 53 seats. The Republicans lost a net of two seats, ending with a total of 45 seats. The remaining two senators, both independents, caucused with the Democrats, leaving the majority party with a combined total of 55 seats.

The presidential election which was won by President Barack Obama, elections to the House of Representatives, elections for governors in 14 states and territories, and many state and local elections were also held on this date.

This was the third consecutive election of class 1 senators where Democrats gained seats, as well as the third consecutive Senate election held in a presidential election year where the party belonging to the winning presidential candidate gained seats. This was also the first time since 1936 where a Democratic presidential candidate who won a second term also had Senate coattails in both occasions (although Franklin Roosevelt won a third and fourth term in 1940 and 1944 respectively, he lost Senate seats on both occasions).


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